Taurisano
Sign in to saveTaurisano (Salentino: ) is a town and comune in the province of Lecce, in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. It is located in the Salento area. Nearby towns are Acquarica del Capo, Casarano, Ruffano and Ugento.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Taurisano
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Taurisano
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Collage Taurisano.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- Top left: Church of Santa Maria di Strada, Top middle: Megalith of Specchia Silva and Sanjetti Menhir, Top right: Painting picture of Santa Maria Strada in Trasfiguraziane Cathedral, Bottom left: Taurisano Ducale Palace, Bottom right: Trasfiguraziane Cathedral
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Taurisano-Stemma.svg
- Italian comune.shield_alt
- Coat of arms
- Italian comune.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Italian comune.region
- Apulia
- Italian comune.province
- (LE)
- Italian comune.mayor
- Raffaele Stasi
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 23.68
- Italian comune.population_total
- 12668
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 31 March 2012
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Taurisanesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 110
- Italian comune.saint
- St. Stephen
- Italian comune.day
- 3 August
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 73056
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Taurisano (Salentino: ) is a town and comune in the province of Lecce, in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. It is located in the Salento area. Nearby towns are Acquarica del Capo, Casarano, Ruffano and Ugento.
The town of Taurisano is the place of birth of the philosopher Giulio Cesare Vanini.